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ABC's of MHE - Multiple Exostoses and the Lower Limb (3318 words) |
 | Although both lower limbs often appear to be equally affected by osteochondromas, LLD is not uncommon indicating that one side is more tethered at the growth plate than the other. |
| In children shortening the long limb is achieved by surgically closing the growth plate of the lower femur or the upper tibia prematurely (epiphysiodesis). |
| Lower limb lengthening is the other way to correct LLD and can be carried out in both children and adults and at almost any age. |
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